BRAZIL
KM 649.2 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
10 centavos | 20.0 | 4.80 | 2.23 | Serrated | Bronze plated steel | Coin |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
Portrait of D. Pedro I - proclaimer of the Independence, Brazil’s first monarch, surrounded by title of state and by the scene allusive to Brazil’s proclamation of independence, on September 7th, 1822, in São Paulo state, on the bank of river Ipiranga. |
On the left, background diagonal lines make the facial value prominent, followed by "CENTAVOS", part of the Brazilian flag and the year of minting.
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